Over €2m in fake cash, drugs, and tobacco seized by Revenue in week-long crackdown

Illegal tobacco, counterfeit euros, cannabis, and illicit alcohol intercepted in coordinated operations across Dublin, Midlands, and Rosslare
Illicit drugs and other items seized during recent Revenue operations. Picture: Revenue

Illicit drugs and other items seized during recent Revenue operations. Picture: Revenue

Customs officials have seized more than €2 million worth of counterfeit euro notes, cannabis, illicit alcohol, tablets, and 2,000kg of tobacco in operations over the past week.

The contraband, with an estimated value of €2,051,630, was seized as a result of risk profiling and intelligence-led operations in Dublin, the Midlands, and Rosslare Europort.

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